moto_man
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| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I have an MSB Discrete DAC with a Premier Power Base. it has a built-in volume control, so a preamp is unnecessary. However, at the urging of my local stereo dealer, he lent me an ARC LS28SE to try. I felt that it really added so little benefit... | |
| What is the best place to archive my digital music files? Your post is a little vague, but the “best” place to store your digital music files is on a solid state drive. You can plug into the Marantz’s USB port and presumably play from there. I picked up a very cheap 8 Tb USB drive, to which I back up a... | |
| Paypal drastic changes I do not understand how selling used equipment that one has could possibly be a taxable event, unless a piece of equipment was sold at a profit. In aggregate, there is probably a lot of money transferred for services, but selling or buying equipm... | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? I can't understand the attraction of listening to FM when we have Roon and all of the streaming services. Is it nostalgia? I an't imagine using to an FM station and trying to listen to it, full of commercials, low quality sound and not even rela... | |
| Things we cannot be bothered by anymore LOL! I cannot be bothered with my vinyl anymore either. First, I don't think that on my system, and without a mega $10K plus turntable, phone preamp, cartridge, etc., vinyl has any thing on digital. Plus, my 800+ albums from the 70's, although I... | |
| Any Audiophiles Here Have Experience with Hearing Aids? @2psyop, I just had my audiogram yesterday and although my hearing has stabilized since last year, I am down 70 dB below 125 hz, which my ENT categorized as moderate to severe hearing loss and although I have no problem with recognizing speech, he... | |
| BS meter is pegged! It's called "selling the sizzle." In this day and age, lesser known manufacturers must find something that on paper distinguishes their generic server from the rest of the generic servers. So they come up with techno-nonsense that usually can't ... | |
| Getting a Divorce and can now buy floor standing speakers Lots of fine suggestions! I have a couple as well, Wilson Audio (used, so someone else eats the depreciation) and the Joseph Audio Pearls. I haven't hear the Pearls, but I am a big fan of the JA sound. I have Wilson Sabrina X's right now, but a... | |
| Warm, flexible, cheap-ish cables? I would look at the Morrow Audio cables. They are relatively inexpensive and I thought were very good for the price. I ended up moving to Shunyata Sigma's, which are outstanding, but significantly more expensive. | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... I have not heard either the Accuphase or the XA-25, but I have a Pass 250.8 in my system and I think that it is a great and powerful amp that drives my Wilson Sabrina X's perfectly. Paired with a good tube pre (I have an ARC REF 6), its a great c... | |
| Any Audiophiles Here Have Experience with Hearing Aids? @2psyop, thanks for the response. I have to admit that it seems counterintuitive that hearing aids would make a system actually sound better, given that there is no way that that little miniaturized amplifier could have anywhere near the fidelity... | |
| Any Audiophiles Here Have Experience with Hearing Aids? @secretguy , doing well. No vertigo attacks since December 2023, but the tinnitus is still there, just not particularly loud. a 2 or 3 and when I am not thinking about it, I really don't notice it. The low frequency loss is still there as is th... | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? as with most of us, the cables that I use in my system have evolved overtime. Each time I swapped cables, I felt there was an improvement in the sound. I wouldn’t say that it was a tremendous difference, but it was subtle but better. After I start... | |
| What would you save in a fire? I have a completely different take on it. First, I’m very sorry to hear about your experience with the fire. What a catastrophe. However, I’ve been lived in Southern California, and had to evacuate quickly in the past, I’ve learned that the only t... | |
| Auditioned Wilson Sabrina X vs B&W 803D4 and Shocked I have not heard the B&W's, although I had 805's at one point. However, the Sabrina X's in my system definitely do not sound as you describe it. I have a Pass 250.8 and an ARC REF 6 pre to drive them, and to my ears, the combination is the p... |